Railway Board

Report Staffers Protesting Against "Privatisation": Railway Board

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 13, 2019

The Railway Board has asked its zones to report staff members who participate in a three-day protest called next week by a workers' union against "privatisation" of the national transporter.

Trial Run Of Vande Bharat-Type Trains From Mumbai To Begin Next Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Buoyed by the success of the Vande Bharat Express between New Delhi and Varanasi, the Railways is planning to explore the possibility of running such semi-high speed trains between Mumbai to Pune, Nashik and Vadodara.

IRCTC Guidelines For Boarding Station Change: Rules, Other Details Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday June 4, 2019

IRCTC Train Guidelines: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the online ticketing arm of the Indian Railways, allows its users to change the boarding station ahead of their planned train journey, IRCTC noted on its website irctc.co.in.

Indian Railways Reservation: How To Change Journey Date, Upgrade To Higher Class And More

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Saturday April 27, 2019

Indian Railways allows passengers to extend their journey, change boarding station of their journey and upgrade their tickets to a higher class. While some of these facilities are applicable only for offline tickets, others are available for both offline and online tickets.

IRCTC E-Ticket: Here Is How You Can Change Railway Boarding Point

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday April 23, 2019

IRCTC: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), under Ministry of Railways, which offers online ticket booking for Indian Railways also offers a service to change boarding point of train ahead of the journey.

Ahead Of Elections, Rail Zones Told To Remove Political Advertisements

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 31, 2019

With just days to go for the Lok Sabha elections, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav wrote to all zones today asking them to remove all kinds of political advertisements from railway premises after a various instances of violation of the model code of conduct.

PM Modi Flags Off Vande Bharat Express, India's Fastest Train: 10 Points

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From PTI) | Friday February 15, 2019

Vande Bharat Express, India's first semi-high speed train, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday from the New Delhi railway station amid sombre mood in the backdrop of the terror attack in Pulwama. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and members of the Railway Board were also on board the train on its inaugural journey. "I am grateful...

Ex-Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani Named Air India Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Former Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani was on Wednesday appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India, according to a government order.

Chennai To Mysore Via Bengaluru In 2 Hours? Germany Has A Rs 1 Lakh Crore Plan

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 22, 2018

Travel time between Chennai and Mysore will be cut down by more than five hours by 2030 if the Railway Board approves a plan for a high-speed rail network between the two cities proposed by the German government.

Train 18, India's First Engine-Less Train, To Go On Trial Run Today

India News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan (with inputs from agencies) | Saturday November 17, 2018

The trial run of the country's engine-less train will be conducted today on the Bareilly-Moradabad section. "Train 18", developed by the Integral Coach Factory and seen as a successor to the Shatabdi Express, was unveiled last month by Railway Board chairman Ashwani Lohani.

Indian Railways Introduces Special Trains On Select Routes: Check Full List Here

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Sunday November 4, 2018

The Railway Board has instructed the Northern Railway to maintain punctuality of the special trains.

Train 18, India's First Engine-Less Train, Makes Debut On Tracks

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 29, 2018

India's first engine-less train, "Train 18", developed by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and seen as a successor to the prestigious Shatabdi Express, was unveiled Monday by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani.

Railways To Allow Bar Council-Issued Lawyer ID As Valid Proof For Travel

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 29, 2018

Railways will now allow identity cards issued to advocates by the respective Bar councils as a valid identity proof to undertake train journey, an order issued by the Railway board has said.

Indian Railways To Run 78 Special Trains Till November 15: 5 Things To Know

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Sunday October 28, 2018

The Railway Board has instructed the Northern Railway to maintain punctuality of these special trains.

Railways Says Not Informed About Dussehra Event, No Action Against Driver

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday October 20, 2018

A day after 61 people watching a Ravan effigy being burnt in Amritsar were run over by a train, the Railways has strongly denied any responsibility for the accident and said they were not intimated about the Dussehra event along the tracks either by the area administration or the event organisers.